429 www.on.legion.ca ONTARIO COMMAND PREMPEH, John Kwasi John was born on June 17, 1944 in Kumasi-Ghana, West Africa to the late Major Kwasi Prempeh of Royal West African Frontier Force. In 1963, he was trained as an auto mechanic on various automotive at Electrical Mechanical Engineers of the Ghana Armed Forces, and heavy-duty equipment in Italy and rose to an instructor. When UNEF soldiers were stationed at Sinai Peninsular in Egypt in 1978 to maintain peace, their worry was how to maintain their vehicles on the dry desert. But Staff Sargent Prempeh repaired and maintained all their damaged vehicles as they responded to emergencies. While serving in the army, John trained as a parachutist at Airborne Training School in Tamale-Ghana, trained further in heavy duty equipment at Centennial College and Humber College in Toronto. He received awards and medals on Ghana Revolution Day, Ghana Redemption, UNEF-SINAI and Ghana UNEF Day. John was discharged on March 31, 1981. As a retired soldier, John served the ABF Unit, 3 Battalion of Infantry, 4 Battalion of Infantry LAD, PARA Battalion and 2 Field Workshop. John resides in Toronto and is currently a member of the Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association and has also been a member of The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 286 for 22 years. PRICE, George Leslie George was born on March 31, 1890 in Northumberland, England. Later he moved to Canada and enlisted in the Army on December 21, 1915 joining the 149th Battalion, CEF to serve in World War I. While in Home Service, George had a runaway accident. The horse he was riding bolted, jumped a wagon, then fell. He sustained a fracture to the left leg and spent ten months in the Military Hospital at Wolseley Barracks. His leg healed ¾ inch shorter than his right. George was discharged on June 2, 1919 and farmed in Bosanquet Township. George passed away on September 3, 1970 and is buried at Ravenswood Cemetery. PRESTON, Alfred James Alfred was born on November 8, 1888 in Stafford, England and came to Canada in 1910. He enlisted in the Army in March 1916, joining the 173rd Battalion, Canadian Highlanders later 2nd Canadian R.B. Alfred was injured in his left shoulder. He served in England and in France during World War I. He returned on SS Olympic and was discharged in 1919. Alfred became a Presbyterian Minister and was a minister in Thedford, Ontario for five years. He lived in Thedford from 1949 to 1954. Alfred passed away in August 1964.
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